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Licensed Poetics

Licensed Poetics

By: Fung-Ling and Derek
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 Licensed Poetics is a podcast where two aspiring writers, B Fung Ling and Derek Dao, talk about books. Every fortnight, they sit down and get (overly) critical and excited about fiction, non-fiction, poetry, film, TV, or any other form of creative storytelling. In LP’s bookclub episodes, they offer their very honest and very writerly opinions on a book that they’ve read together. LP also invites talented people as guests to join their bookclub discussions, or to offer insight into the creative process. Support LP on Buy Me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/licensedpoeticsFung-Ling and Derek Art Literary History & Criticism
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Episodes
  • Sherlock, Rick, and Oppenheimer: the Lone Genius trope and why it works

    Sherlock, Rick, and Oppenheimer: the Lone Genius trope and why it works
    May 11 2025

    Why does the main character look like? In this very writerly discussion, Derek dissects tropes and wishes he could use them. BFL laments her past resistance to the Great Man History way of writing, because making a main character an idolise-able hero freaking works.

    Chapters

    00:00 Intro

    01:42 Reading update

    13:00 the lone genius

    16:04 main character must be extraordinary

    42:09 Nolan & great man history

    50:25 outro
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    51 mins
  • Books and Dating: Red Flag Books and yes, we’re attracted to them

    Books and Dating: Red Flag Books and yes, we’re attracted to them
    Apr 27 2025

    This week, BFL and Derek get real personal and delve into their love lives. What if your partner doesn’t like reading? What books would you performatively read in public to pull your type? What books are red flags? Green flags? How fast should you run when you meet a guy who likes Murakami? or High Fidelity?

    Chapters

    00:00 Intro

    02:47 Derek’s recent dates

    11:26 High Fidelity

    27:07 Red and green flags

    58:05 Outro
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    59 mins
  • 35. “I’m not Patti Smith. This ain’t the Chelsea Hotel” | Bookclub on Just Kids

    35. “I’m not Patti Smith. This ain’t the Chelsea Hotel” | Bookclub on Just Kids
    Apr 13 2025

    This week, BFL and Derek read a musician’s memoir, Just Kids by Patti Smith, which is famously referenced in The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift. They start off the episode by discussing BFL’s relationship struggles (?!?!), then they open up about the conceit of being an artist, before reacting to some scornful Goodreads reviews of their new favourite book. It’s a special episode.

    Chapters

    00:00 Intro

    04:21 Why this book?

    31:40 XYZ question

    46:43 Artist’s conceit

    55:20 Goodreads reviews
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    1 hr and 2 mins

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